Kyiv faces first Russian air attack in 52 days, reported by city officials on Telegram. Mayor Klitschko confirms “strong explosions,” but air defense systems intercept missiles. Residents instructed to seek shelter; no immediate casualties reported. Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, faced its first Russian air attack in 52 days, as reported by city officials on … Read more
The surprise visit to Ukraine by US President Joe Biden on Monday was “important” and symbolic. It gives us much more energy to fight if we feel our friends behind us. Biden announced an additional $500 million in aid, which included more ammunition and howitzers. The surprise visit to Ukraine by US President Joe … Read more
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine won’t forgive Russia’s New Year’s violence. According to the city government, two buildings were damaged. Explosions in the capital killed one and injured eight. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that his country will not forgive Russia and its aggression after Moscow conducted a barrage of strikes just hours before the … Read more
According to the military of Kiev, all of the drones were destroyed. After 2:00 a.m. local time on Friday, an air warning was declared in the capital. Each drone is equipped with explosives in a warhead on its nose. According to Ukrainian officials, Russia attacked ukraine overnight using 16 drones produced in Iran, seven of … Read more
The second day of Russian attacks on cities and infrastructure using 16 Shahed. According to military officials, they were shot down over Ukraine. Mayor of Kiev Vitali Klitschko claimed that seven missiles were fired at the city. At 2:00 am on Friday, air raid sirens went out in Kyiv as a swarm of drones built … Read more
The U.S. government has contributed equipment and generators to the city of Kyiv. The generators went to boiler buildings, CHP plants, and heat supply stations. There was no cost associated with any of the equipment provided by USAID. The United States government has contributed equipment and generators to the city of Kyiv in order to … Read more
Air defence systems are running says governor. Emergency workers are on their way. Explosions were heard early Wednesday morning. Explosions were heard early Wednesday morning in the centre of Kyiv, which is the capital of Ukraine says city’s mayor. Vitali Klitschko said that explosions had happened in the central Shevchenkivskyi district and that emergency workers … Read more
Ukrainian President criticizes the mayor of Kyiv for inadequate emergency shelters. Thousands of people have been left without electricity and heat by Russian assaults. Volodymyr Zelensky has worked to foster a picture of national unity throughout the war. In a rare public fight between Ukrainian authorities, President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized the mayor of Kyiv on … Read more
Elderly woman’s body found under rubble of building hit by Russian kamikaze drone. A pregnant woman and her husband were also among the five people killed in Kyiv after Moscow launched a spate of deadly drone attacks, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. The death toll on the Ukrainian capital on Monday has increased to five by … Read more
The mayor of Kyiv renamed an iconic Soviet-era arch symbolizing ties with Moscow “Arch of the Freedom of the Ukrainian People” on Saturday. The symbolic move comes after the city demolished a statue of two workers under the arch last month, one Russian and the other Ukrainian. “The city council today decided to ‘de-communise’ the … Read more
After a big initial evacuation following Russia’s invasion in late February, Kyiv’s mayor claims that approximately two-thirds of the city’s people have returned. “Before the war, 3.5 million people lived in Kyiv. Almost two-thirds of the capital’s residents have returned,” Vitali Klitschko told.
One of the staff members of the US-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty was killed in a Russian strike on Kyiv on Friday, during a visit by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. “Radio Liberty journalist and producer Vera Gyrych died as a result of a Russian missile hitting the house where she lived in Kyiv. The attack … Read more
Vitali Klitschko, Kyiv Mayor announced that the workers will dismantle a Soviet-era sculpture in central Kyiv on Monday. The statue represents the friendship between Russians and Ukrainians. Klitschko said, “This week we will dismantle a bronze sculpture of two workers, erected in 1982 ‘to commemorate the reunification of Ukraine with Russia.” “The eight meters of … Read more
Ukrainian forces continue to recapture areas occupied by Russia’s military. They found more than 900 civilians in the city around Kyiv. Russia dropped a missile on Saturday, which billowed smoke over Kyiv. The attack caused a person to die, and several others were injured. Kyiv Mayor, Vitali Klitschko, has cautioned residents who fled the city … Read more
